TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a frame having at least one sidewall, the frame being mountable to a portion of a tabletop;
a support pivotally connected to the frame by a plurality of split bearings each defining an interior bore, the support having a first surface, a second surface and pivotable about a central axis between a working position and a storage position, the first surface at least partially exposed when the support is in the storage position, and the second surface at least partially exposed when the support is in the working position; and
a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support.
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Abstract
A table that incorporates a pivoting two-way communication apparatus is provided. An opening in the tabletop is configured to pivotally accommodate a two-way communication system. The table includes at least one supporting member or leg, and a tabletop supported by the leg. The tabletop defines a substantially horizontal surface. The two-way communication system includes a support and a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support. The support is pivotally connected to the tabletop and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between an open position and a closed position. The support includes a surface that is at least substantially co-planar with the horizontal surface of the tabletop when the communication system is in the closed position. In the open position, the two-way communication apparatus extends from the surface of the tabletop.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a frame having at least one sidewall, the frame being mountable to a portion of a tabletop; a support pivotally connected to the frame by a plurality of split bearings each defining an interior bore, the support having a first surface, a second surface and pivotable about a central axis between a working position and a storage position, the first surface at least partially exposed when the support is in the storage position, and the second surface at least partially exposed when the support is in the working position; and a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A table comprising:
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at least one leg; a tabletop supported by the legs, the tabletop defining a substantially horizontal surface and having at least one opening; and a communication system accommodated within the opening, the communication system comprising a support and a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support, the support being pivotally connected to the tabletop and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between an open position and a closed position, and the support including a first member, the first member comprising a melamine based substrate, a buffer layer adhered to the substrate, and a surface veneer adhered to the buffer layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication system comprising:
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a table having at least one leg and a tabletop supported by the leg, the tabletop including at least one opening and at least one vertical mounting surface defined by the opening; a square frame having at least one vertical sidewall, the frame mountable to the tabletop by attaching the vertical sidewall of the frame to the vertical mounting surface of the tabletop; a support pivotally connected to the frame about a central axis between a working position and a storage position, the support including a first surface that is at least partially exposed when the support is in the storage position, and a second surface at least partially exposed when the support is in the working position; and a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A table comprising:
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at least one leg; a tabletop supported by the legs, the tabletop defining a substantially horizontal surface and having at least one opening; and a communication system accommodated within the opening, the communication system comprising a support and a two-way communication apparatus mounted to the support, the support being pivotally connected to the tabletop and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis between an open position and a closed position, and the support comprising a substrate, a buffer layer adhered to the substrate, and a veneer adhered to the buffer layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification